Shares

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Last Modified 2025-02-21 11:47 EST

File sharing is one of the primary benefits of a NAS. TrueNAS helps foster collaboration between users through network shares.
TrueNAS allows users to create and configure Windows SMB shares, Unix (NFS) shares, and block (iSCSI) shares targets.

When creating zvols for shares, avoid giving them names with capital letters or spaces since they can cause problems and failures with iSCSI and NFS shares.

TrueNAS Enterprise
iXsystems TrueNAS Enterprise customers should contact TrueNAS Enterprise Support to receive additional guidance on system configuration.
Contacting Support
Customers who purchase TrueNAS hardware or that want additional support must have a support contract to use TrueNAS Support Services. The TrueNAS Community forums provides free support for users without a TrueNAS Support contract.
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TrueNAS Customer Support
Support Portal	https://support.ixsystems.com
Email	support@ixsystems.com
Telephone and Other Resources	https://www.ixsystems.com/support/

When creating a share, do not attempt to set up the root or pool-level dataset for the share. Instead, create a new dataset under the pool-level dataset for the share. Setting up a share using the root dataset leads to storage configuration issues.

AFP Migration: Provides information on migrating AFP shares from FreeBSD- to Linux-based TrueNAS versions.

Block Shares (iSCSI): Describes the iSCSI protocol and has tutorials for various configuration scenarios.

Adding iSCSI Block Shares: Provides instructions on setting up iSCSI block shares manually or using the wizard and starting the service.
Setting Up Fibre Channel: Provides instructions on setting up Fibre Channel on TrueNAS.
Using an iSCSI Share: Provides information on setting up a Linux or Windows system to use a TrueNAS-configured iSCSI block share.
Increasing iSCSI Available Storage: Provides information on increasing available storage in zvols and file LUNs for iSCSI block shares.

Adding NFS Shares: Provides instructions on adding NFS shares, starting NFS service, and accessing the share.

Multiprotocol Shares: Provides instructions on setting up SMB and NFSv4 mixed-mode shares.

Windows Shares (SMB): Provides information on SMB shares and instruction on creating a basic share and setting up various specific configurations of SMB shares.

Managing SMB Shares: Provides instructions on managing existing SMB share and dataset ACL permissions.
Adding a Basic Time Machine SMB Share: Provides instructions for adding an SMB share and enabling basic time machine.
Using SMB Shadow Copy: Provides information on SMB share shadow copies, enabling shadow copies, and resolving an issue with Microsoft Windows 10 v2004 release.
Setting Up SMB Private Dataset Shares: Provides instructions on using SMB Private Datasets and Shares as an alternative to legacy SMB Home Shares.
SMB Share MacOS Client Limitations When Using Decomposed Unicode Characters: Provides information on SMB share MacOS client limitation when using decomposed unicode characters.
Setting Up SMB Multichannel: Provides information on setting up SMB multichannel.

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